The Silver Screen Oasis

To paraphrase Graham Nash: Won't you please come to Chicago just to watch film noir.

The Gene Siskel Film Center is showing 35mm archival prints from 20th Century Fox from June 6 through July 2 of:

THE DARK CORNER (June 13 & 16)
FALLEN ANGEL (June 28 & July 2)
KISS OF DEATH (June 21 & 23)
LAURA (June 27 & 28 )
NIGHTMARE ALLEY (June 6 & 9)
NIGHT AND THE CITY (June 14 & 18 )
PANIC IN THE STREETS (June 7 & 12)
PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET (June 7 & 11)
ROAD HOUSE (June 20 & 21)
THIEVES' HIGHWAY (June 14 & 19)

Fox archivist Schawn Belston will attend on June 14 to discuss his work with Jules Dassin in restoring NIGHT AND THE CITY.

Need more? From June 21 to July 26, the Siskel will be presenting (in addition to the above, Romanian Film Rising and various other movies) a series devoted to Luchino Visconti:

DEATH IN VENICE (June 21 & 26)
ROCCO AND HIS BROTHERS (June 22 & 24)
THE DAMNED (June 28 & July 1)
SANDRA (June 29 & July 2)

In July (dates not yet announced): BELLISSIMA, SENSO, THE LEOPARD, LUDWIG, CONVERSATION PIECE and THE INNOCENT.

It's going to be a nice summer here. Join us.